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SETSID(1)			  User Commands 		       SETSID(1)

NAME
     setsid - run a program in a new session

SYNOPSIS
     setsid [options] program [arguments]

DESCRIPTION
     setsid  runs  a  program in a new session. The command calls fork(2) if al-
     ready a process group leader. Otherwise, it executes a program in the  cur-
     rent  process.  This default behavior is possible to override by the --fork
     option.

OPTIONS
     -c, --ctty
	 Set the controlling terminal to the current one.

     -f, --fork
	 Always create a new process.

     -w, --wait
	 Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit  sta-
	 tus of this program as the exit status of setsid.

     -V, --version
	 Display version information and exit.

     -h, --help
	 Display help text and exit.

AUTHORS
     Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>

SEE ALSO
     setsid(2)

util-linux 2.37 		   2021-06-27			       SETSID(1)

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